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BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ A police standoff in Boise's North End neighborhood ended when a 33-year-old man committed suicide.

The standoff began when a woman called police Sunday night to say her husband had been holding her and her five-month-old baby hostage and that he had access to several firearms. The woman was able to escape the house, but the baby was still inside.

Boise Police Lt. Doug Doney says hostage negotiators weren't able to reach anyone inside the home. A short time later police heard a gunshot, prompting the special operations team to enter the home.

Doney says they found that the man had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and the baby girl was unharmed. The names of the family members have not been released.

This document was originally published online on Monday, June 16, 2008

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